National Bike/Walk to Work Day

Friday, May 16, 2008

302 Less Cars in One Day make a Big Difference.!

With the beautiful weather and high gas prices, we saw a 150% increase

in participation last week at the 4th annual BW2W Day event.

302 Commuter Participants

from 63 Employers.

30 Sponsors.

11 Bike and Walk Groups.

More than 300 pairs of socks!

9 Breakfasts:

DHMC: 30 people saved 300 SOV miles and 260#s Co2

Hanover: 132 people saved 1,735 miles and 1,540#s Co2

Hartford: 32 people saved 471 miles and 420#s Co2

Hypertherm: 14 people saved 271 miles and 240#s Co2

Independent Commuters: 7 people saved 46 miles and 40#s Co2

Lebanon Food Co-op: 24 people saved 511 miles and 460#s Co2

Lebanon Green: 45 people saved 684 miles and 600#s Co2

Springfield Hospital : 40 people saved 96 miles and 80#s Co2

VA Hospital: 3 people saved 45 miles and 40#s Co2

West Lebanon: 7 people saved 34 miles and 40#s Co2

Total...  

302 Commuters left their car at home for ONE DAY and

SAVED 4,193 miles and 1.86 Tons of Co2.

Thank you All!

See below for a link to the Summer Challenge.

2008 Co-Organizers:

Upper Valley Rideshare-- 802-295-1824 x208 or x204

Upper Valley Trails Alliance -- 802-649-9075

The Summer Challenge (link)

May 21 - September 30, 2008

Employers - Encourage participation!

Local bike/ped clubs and sports groups - Join in!

NEW NH & VT BIKE MAPS!

Check out these links for local bike maps:

New Hampshire: http://www.nh.gov/dot/nhbikeped/maps.htm

Llimited number of New 2008 maps available from UVRS.

See Ride and Walk Groups for more information.

Southeastern Vermont: http://www.rpc.windham.vt.us/bikemap/

OLD NEWS-

But still worth reading for anyone wondering how to truly embrace a new commute!

Bicycling to Work Takes Off

Bike-to-Work Week: Meet five bicycle commuters in five cities

Posted on: 05/07/2007

National Bike-to-Work Week (May 14-18) is an excellent time to start pedaling to work, to enjoy glorious weather and join the community of bike commuters.

Bicycling pays off: you save gas money, avoid traffic, get exercise, help curb global warming pollution and often save time, too. (More about the growing popularity of biking to work.)

Real stories from commuters:

Read about the joys and pitfalls of the daily pedal from five who commute. How scary are New York City streets for cyclists? Who cycles in Chicago in the winter? And more.

Link: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentID=5480&linkID=200

Additional NH & VT Bike/Walk to Work Event information

For additional information on southern New Hampshire events please check:

www.BWANH.org

www.walknh.org 

For information on Burlington, VT commuter events visit:

www.WayToGoVT.org or www.LocalMotionVt.org.

(Information updated 5/19/08)